Obit of Welty, Rex D - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 28 Mar 2010 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Red Star Cemetery--Leedy OK Surnames: Welty, McClellan, Craig, Miller, Dugger, Smith, Stephens Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/9174/mb.ashx Rex D. Welty, 66, of Leedey, Oklahoma was the son of Robert Aaron and Alice Lucy (McClellan) Welty. He was born on February 7, 1943 in Shattuck, Oklahoma and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On May 26, 1961, Rex married Jacqueline R. Craig at her parents home in Trail Flats near Leedey, Oklahoma. Rex was an active member of the Harvest Fellowship Church. He was also a member of the International Bow Hunters Organization, Professional Bull Riders, American Bucking Bulls, Inc., and the American Quarter Horse Association. Rex enjoyed hunting, fishing, cattle, bucking bulls, horses and spending time with his family and friends. He truly enjoyed being a part of his grandchildren's lives and teaching them many of life's lessons. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Leedey High School Auditorium. Pastor Mark Haney officiated. Interment followed in Red Star Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home in Perry, assisted by Shaw Funeral Home in Leedey. Memorials may be made to the Justin Cowboy Crisis fund or the Saint Anthony Foundation in care of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, 1010 N. 7th Street, Perry, Oklahoma 73077. Rex is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Welty of the home; four children, Kim Miller and her husband, Mickey, of Hammon, Oklahoma, Dusty Welty and his wife, Betty, of Leedey, Oklahoma, Monty Welty and his wife, Amanda, of Las Vegas, New Mexico and Becky Dugger and her husband, Dennis, of Elk City, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, Megan Miller of Weatherford, Oklahoma, Jason Welty of Leedey, Oklahoma, Dillon Dugger and Kyndal Dugger, both of Elk City, Oklahoma, and Tyler Welty of Las Vegas, New Mexico, one brother, Arthur Welty and his wife Johnnie Ruth, of Leedey, Oklahoma; two sisters, Robertas Smith of Perryton, Texas and Elsie Stephens of Hammon, Oklahoma; one brother-in-law, Ronnie Craig and his wife, Barbara, of Yukon, Oklahoma and several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Rex will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family. Condolences may be sent to the family using the online guestbook at www.brown-duggerfuneralhome.com Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 21-Jan-2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html